North Woods have built a number of very small buildings
including cabins, home offices and bird hides. Indeed it is a scale
of work ideally suited to our resources and close to our hearts in
terms of “living lightly” and close to the land.

One of our bird hides is at Scourie beach top in west Sutherland
and another overlooking Loch Shin near Lairg. Both are built
almost entirely out of home-grown larch with steel roofs. They
are also both founded on small concrete piers lifting them clear
of the ground and minimizing their ‘carbon footprint’.

small is
ecological

A meditation hut/piano room of just 10 sqm was built on a croft
in west Sutherland for a couple of shed-dwelling environmental
activists committed to a low impact life style. We have also built
home offices and luxury potting sheds amongst many other
building types. We will consider any project, however small and
generally pre-fabricate micro-buildings in our workshop to
minimize site times.

small is
affordable

Choosing to build small often allows higher quality materials as
well as being more affordable and environmentally sound. We
always encourage quality over quantity in space and materials
and clients are usually amazed to find that a design which at first
appeared to compromise their spatial requirement becomes a
functional and aesthetic delight.